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Feb. 4, 19 30. H. o. GRIMMEISEN PACKAGE Filed July 23, 1927 IN VEN TOR.

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' Rateuted Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED ATES PATENT OFFICE Exam 0. ennurmsnu, orseamen-mm, massacnusn'rrs I 'mcnen Application filed JulyflB, 1927.Serial-Ho. 207,884.

' 1 My invention relates to imprdvements in packages and especially tothose designed to contain tooth-paste or more or less similar material,and consists essentially of an air- 5 tight cartridge made up of aplurality of,

package complete and serviceable in everyre-T spect, all as hereinafterset forth.

The primary object of my invention is to produce a compact andconvenient, sanitary package for containing separate and uniformquantities or portions of tooth-paste, or other soft substance ormaterial, each portion being sufiicient for one application, and whereinone container after another, after the contents thereof has beenremoved, serves as a cover for so much of thepackage as remains, suchcover being torn off when the contents of the container immediatelybelowis required. With this package'waste of the material contained thereinis prevented, the package can always be kept in a condition ofcleanliness, and by its use disease is prevented, and absolutesanitation secured.

Another object is toprovide a package, of the character described above,which aflt'ords space for the reception of advertising matter. Thepackage mav be made of any suitable shape in-plan, but is preferablyelliptical or cylindrical. I p When the package is used for tooth paste,it is customary to construct the sameto hold sixty portions or onemonths supply of the paste. 1

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the followingdescription. I attain the objects and secure the advantages of myinvention by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a top plan of the cartridge of a package whichembodies a practical form of my invention; Fig. 2, a top plan of the complete package; Fig. 3. a side elevation of said cartridge; Fig. 4. aside elevation of said complete package; Fig. 5, an enlarged detail, in

section of said pan.

. cemented together by any suitable means and partial section and withthe intermediate portion broken out, illustrating in detail theconstruction of the cartridge; Fig. 6, an en-" larged, top plan of oneof the cover pans, and, Fig. 7, an enlarged, side elevation and partialSimilarreference characters desi ate similar parts throughout theseveralv1ews.

This package comprises a cartridge 1 made up of a plurality of coverpans 2, and a ea wrapper? v p v Eachv of the coverpans 2. is a shallowcontainer or receptacle ofthe roper size to hold a suflicient quantityoftoot -paste for one applicationofthe sameby means of a brush Q5 tothe-teeth. Thepan 2 has an intermediate flange or shoulder 4; around theoutside, and an intermediate flange or shoulder 5"around theinside, andthe exterior and interior or upper and lower-parts of the pan thus setoff (Q from'each other, are so proportioned relatively that thelowerpart of one pan is adapted to fit snugly into the upper partof anotherpan below, said lower part being smaller in area than said upper part.In other words, when one pan is set into another, the shoul-. der 4 ofthe upper pan rests on, the upper edge of the lower pan, and the bottomof the upper pan rests on the shoulder 5 in the lower pan. The space forthe tooth paste or 8, other material in each pan 2 is that below theplane of the shoulder 5 in saidpan.

The pans 2 are filled and stacked and nested, in the manner justexplained, and then in any suitable manner. to produce the stable andair-tight cartridge. 1. The adhesive material, by means of which thepans 2' are united, must be of a character to enable said pans to beseparated one from another by the application of a little force,preferably, however, said pans are made of paper treated with wax, orother material, which is adaptf ed, when heated, to soften, and then,when cooled to fuse and stick the panstogether in cartridge formation.To t is end, the pans are filled and stacked on an automatic. packingmachine, the stack is passed through .a hot iron which causes the wax onthe paper to soften and the .wax on one pan to unite with the wax on thenext adjacent pan or pans, and the wax is permitted to cool. The

wax in cooling hardens and sets, and thus cludes the air from theinteriors of the pans.

After the cartridge 1 has been formed, the

wrapper 3 is applied thereto, and the ends.

of said wrapper are turned over the ends of said cartridge and sealed,as indicated at 6-6, when the package is complete and ready for shipmentand use.

The wrapper 3 afi'ords ample space for directions, advertising matter,etc. to be printed thereon.

The uppermost pan 2 may be left empty and covered by the top folds ofthe wrapper 3, when said pan serves as a cover for the cartridge, butusually a paper disc or cover plate 8 is placed on the flange 5 in saidpan, and the contiguous end of the wrapper is folded overonto said disccover and sealed.

In practice, the wrapper 3 is first removed, then the cover 8 isdisengaged and removed from the uppermost pan 2. The tooth paste,assuming such "constitutes the contents of the pans 2, in the uppermostpan is next scooped out with a tooth brush and used for brushing theteeth. When the paste has been removed from the up ermost pan said panis washed beneath a Faucet, and becomes the cover for the remainingportion of the cartridge ,1. This empty cover pan is disengaged when itis desired to obtain the paste from the pan immediately below, andremoved from the cartridge, the operation of scooping the paste out ontothe brush is repeated. The

pan last emptied is washed and left as a cover, as before, until it istime to remove the contents from the third pan. These operations arerepeated, the pans one after another being emptied, washed and torn offand discarded, until the bottommost pan is reached, the removal of thepaste from which completely depletes the package. Thus provision is madefor successively and progressively removing uniform portions of pastefrom the cartridge, which paste. prior to such removal. is retained inan absolutely sanitary condition.

In order to facilitate the removal of the cover pans 2 from thecartridge 1, each of said pans may be provided on one side at the topwith a tab 9. The tabs 9 are folded down alongside of the pans 2 whensaid pans are formed into the cartridge 1, as clearly shown in Figs. 1,3, and 5, then, as each pan is to be detached from the cartridge, thetab with which said pan is provided is turned upwardly and: outwardlyinto an approximately horizontal position, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7,and so disposed serves as a ready and convenient handle to be graspedbetween the thumb and finger for the forcible removal of the pan.

More or less change in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement ofsome or all of the' arts of this package, in addition to those zeinbefore mentioned, may be made, without departing from the s irit of myinvention, or exceeding the scope 0 what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A package, of the class described, comprising a cartridge made up ofstacked shallow pans having upwardly extending sides which are offsetoutwardly intermediate of their top and bottom edges forinteren'gagement and nesting purposes, each of said pans containing aremovable substance, and all being held together with adhesive materialbetween the joints, but adapted to be progressively removed by rupturingsaid'adhesive material at said joints between any two pans, saidadhesive material rendering said cartridge air-tight, and a wrappercompletely inclosing said cartridge and adapted to be removed therefrom.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a package, of the classdescribed, comprising a plurality of stacked shallow pans havingupwardly extending sides Which are offset outwardly intermediate oftheir top and bottom edges for interengagement and nesting purposes;each of said pans containing a removable substance, and all heldtogether with adhesive material between their joints to form a unitarypackage which is air-tight, and wherein each pan, except the bottommostone, serves as a cover after the substance therein is removed, and isadapted to be torn off to expose the substance in the pan below, brupturing said adhesive material at sai joints between the two pans, anda cover plate receivable in the offset part of the uppermost pan, to beremoved to afford access to the contents of said uppermost pan.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a package, of theclassdescribed, comprising a plurality of stacked shallow anshavingupwardly extending sides whic are ofiset outwardly intermediate oftheir top and bottom edges for interengagement and nesting purposes,each of said pans containing a removable substance, and all being heldtogether with adhesive material between their joints to forman air-tightcartridge, and wherein each pan, except the bottommost one, serves as acover after the substance therein is removed, and is adapted to be tornofl to expose'the substance in the pan below, by rupturing saidadhesivematerial at said joints between the two pans, a removable cover platereceivable in the offset part 'of the uppermost pan, and a removablewrapper inclosing said cartridge andhaving its ends closed over saidcover plate and under the bottommost pan.

4. As 'an improved article of manufacture,

a package, of the class described, com risinga plurality of stackedshallow pans eld v to ether with adhesive material between their joints,and wherein each pan, except the last one, serves as the cover for thepan below, after the substance in said pan is removed, and is adapted tobe torn oif to expose the substance in the pan below, by ru turing saidadhesive material at the joints etween the two pans, said pans havingtabs to facilitate the separation and removal of the same from thestack. Y a

5. As an improved article of manufacture,

a cartridge, of the class described, compris-' ing a plurality ofshallow pans adapted to be stacked and held together with adhesivematerial in cartridge formation, each pan containing a removablesubstance and each except the last one, serving as the cover of thecartridge, after the contents has been removed, and adapted to be tornoff to expose the contents of the pan below, said pans having tabs tofacilitate separation and removalof the same from said cartridge, and aremovable wrapper inclosing said cartridge, said tabs being turned downagainst the side of the cartridge while the wrapper is in place.

. 6. In a package, of the class described, a plurality of stackedshallow pans having upwardly extendin sides which are offset outwardlyintermedlate of their top and bottomedges for interengagement andnesting purposes, and' adhesive material between the contiguous parts ofsaid pans, which material is-capable of being ruptured to enable one panafter another tobe disengaged from the pan below. y 7. As animprovedarticle of manufacture,

a. package of the class described comprising in combination, a pluralityof shallow pansdisposed in stacked relation, each of sandpans,containing a removable substance and being provided with anupwardly extending oflset rim for receiving the lower side of the pannext above whereby the pans are in contact with one another andeach panabove the lowermost one serves as'a coverfor thepan next below, sa dpans being secured together by an adhesive to provide a unitary packa ewhich is. substantially air tight where y by rupturing said adhesive apan may-be removed from a pan therebelow' to expose said substancetherein.

HERMAN o. GRIMMEISItN.

